diff --git a/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/machine.rs b/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/machine.rs
index 5b7b0dc66d1..450488315ef 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/machine.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/machine.rs
@@ -147,8 +147,9 @@ pub trait Machine<'mir, 'tcx>: Sized {
         true
     }
 
-    /// Whether CheckedBinOp MIR statements should actually check for overflow.
-    fn checked_binop_checks_overflow(_ecx: &InterpCx<'mir, 'tcx, Self>) -> bool;
+    /// Whether Assert(OverflowNeg) and Assert(Overflow) MIR terminators should actually
+    /// check for overflow.
+    fn ignore_checkable_overflow_assertions(_ecx: &InterpCx<'mir, 'tcx, Self>) -> bool;
 
     /// Entry point for obtaining the MIR of anything that should get evaluated.
     /// So not just functions and shims, but also const/static initializers, anonymous
@@ -466,8 +467,8 @@ pub macro compile_time_machine(<$mir: lifetime, $tcx: lifetime>) {
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    fn checked_binop_checks_overflow(_ecx: &InterpCx<$mir, $tcx, Self>) -> bool {
-        true
+    fn ignore_checkable_overflow_assertions(_ecx: &InterpCx<$mir, $tcx, Self>) -> bool {
+        false
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/terminator.rs b/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/terminator.rs
index 70805972c40..294bd35c13e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/terminator.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/terminator.rs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ impl<'mir, 'tcx: 'mir, M: Machine<'mir, 'tcx>> InterpCx<'mir, 'tcx, M> {
             }
 
             Assert { ref cond, expected, ref msg, target, cleanup } => {
-                let ignored = !M::checked_binop_checks_overflow(self)
+                let ignored = M::ignore_checkable_overflow_assertions(self)
                     && match msg {
                         mir::AssertKind::OverflowNeg(..) => true,
                         mir::AssertKind::Overflow(op, ..) => op.is_checkable(),
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/src/machine.rs b/src/tools/miri/src/machine.rs
index c99cc68dbab..8bd1e802f8a 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/src/machine.rs
+++ b/src/tools/miri/src/machine.rs
@@ -815,8 +815,8 @@ impl<'mir, 'tcx> Machine<'mir, 'tcx> for MiriMachine<'mir, 'tcx> {
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    fn checked_binop_checks_overflow(ecx: &MiriInterpCx<'mir, 'tcx>) -> bool {
-        ecx.tcx.sess.overflow_checks()
+    fn ignore_checkable_overflow_assertions(ecx: &MiriInterpCx<'mir, 'tcx>) -> bool {
+        !ecx.tcx.sess.overflow_checks()
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]